Traits taxon details
Nais Müller, 1774
137357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137357)
accepted
Genus
- Species Nais abissalis Semernoy, 1984
- Species Nais africana Brinkhurst, 1966
- Species Nais alpina Sperber, 1948
- Species Nais andhrensis Naidu & Naidu, 1981
- Species Nais andina Černosvitov, 1939
- Species Nais badia Peng, Wang & Cui, 2014
- Species Nais baicalensis Sokolskaya, 1962
- Species Nais barbata Müller, 1774
- Species Nais barua Righi & Hamoui, 2002
- Species Nais behningi Michaelsen, 1923
- Species Nais bicuspidalis Grimm & Fend, 1997
- Species Nais borutzkii Sokolskaya, 1964
- Species Nais bretscheri Michaelsen, 1899
- Species Nais carolina Blanchard, 1849
- Species Nais christinae Kasprzak, 1973
- Species Nais communis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais elinguis Müller, 1774
- Species Nais inflata Liang, 1963
- Species Nais kisui Sato, Ohtaka & Timm, 2009
- Species Nais longidentata Cui, He, Peng & Wang, 2015
- Species Nais magnaseta Harman, 1973
- Species Nais pardalis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais pleomorpha Semernoy, 2004
- Species Nais pseudobtusa Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais schubarti Marcus, 1944
- Species Nais similis Semernoy, 1984
- Species Nais simplex Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais sokolskajae Semernoy, 2004
- Species Nais stolci Hrabĕ, 1981
- Species Nais tatijanae Semernoy, 1984
- Species Nais tygrina Isossimov, 1962
- Species Nais variabilis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais bekmanae [auct. misspelling of bekmani] accepted as Nais bekmani Sokolskaya, 1962 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, subsequent misspelling of bekmani)
- Species Nais bihorensis Pop, 1971 accepted as Specaria josinae (Vejdovský, 1884)
- Species Nais raviensis Stephenson, 1914 accepted as Dero raviensis (Stephenson, 1914)
- Species Nais bekmani Sokolskaya, 1962 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, possibly Nais variabilis)
marine, brackish, fresh
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
Timm, T. & Erséus, C. (2021). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Nais Müller, 1774. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137357 on 2025-04-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Nais Müller, 1774. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137357 on 2025-04-18
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Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): 20 [details]
taxonomy source Envall, I.; Gustavsson, L. M.; Erséus, C. (2012). Genetic and chaetal variation in Nais worms (Annelida, Clitellata, Naididae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 165(3): 495-520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00828.x [details] Available for editors
basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71343
page(s): 281 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1859). Nouvelle classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 31: 1-28., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16207584
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1855). Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique.</em> 22(2): 533-557, 3 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15749769
page(s): 550 [details]
additional source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors
additional source Modeer, A. (1798). Beskrifning af et slagte ibland maskkraken kalladt Slinga, Nais. <em>Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 19: 107-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46957626 [details]
additional source Reuss, I.D. (1801). Scientia Naturalis I. Historia naturalis, generalis et zoologia. <em>Repertorium commentationum a societatibus litterariis editarum.</em> Göttingen., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44297477
page(s): 333 [details]
identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 20 [details]
taxonomy source Envall, I.; Gustavsson, L. M.; Erséus, C. (2012). Genetic and chaetal variation in Nais worms (Annelida, Clitellata, Naididae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 165(3): 495-520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00828.x [details] Available for editors

basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71343
page(s): 281 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1859). Nouvelle classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 31: 1-28., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16207584
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1855). Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique.</em> 22(2): 533-557, 3 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15749769
page(s): 550 [details]
additional source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors

additional source Modeer, A. (1798). Beskrifning af et slagte ibland maskkraken kalladt Slinga, Nais. <em>Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 19: 107-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46957626 [details]
additional source Reuss, I.D. (1801). Scientia Naturalis I. Historia naturalis, generalis et zoologia. <em>Repertorium commentationum a societatibus litterariis editarum.</em> Göttingen., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44297477
page(s): 333 [details]
identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors




